Grading
Once faculty members have assessed each student on his/her performance, they can turn their attention to getting the final grades in to the Registrar’s Office. Grades represent the source of much anxiety and apprehension for students and faculty.
Resource |
Summary |
Developing Grading Criteria |
This resource provides some ideas for developing grading criteria, how to use grading criteria, and a nine step process for thinking through the creation of your own grading criteria. |
Principles to Observe when Developing a Grading Plan |
This resource contains eight recommendations for preparing to grade: 1) put it in the syllabus, 2) measure variety, 3) provide prompt feedback, 4) evaluate all cognitive levels, 5) weight performance according to importance, 6) develop creative and tailored methods, 7) match methods to course goals and learning objectives, and 8) determine retest and revision. |
Grading (pdf) |
Chapter 13 discusses grading philosophies, purposes, types, attributes, considerations, fairness, inflation, principles, privacy, legalities, cheating, and consistency, with a great deal of suggestions for grading writing assignments. Other chapters in the FSU series are equally good. |
Grading Participation in Online Courses |
This resource is a brief comment on how to grade online participation. |
Grading Strategies |
This resource shares six functions of grading and strategies for grading fairly, but firmly, so as to minimize student complaints with effective tactics and policies. |